baby health

After his son's latest heart surgery, Jimmy Kimmel makes an impassioned plea

After his son's latest heart surgery, Jimmy Kimmel makes an impassioned plea

A week after heart surgery, Billy looked perfectly content as Jimmy Kimmel brought him on stage. But the comedian got choked up talking about his son.

Liz Krieger

How to clean a baby’s first teeth

How to clean a baby’s first teeth

Your baby just got her first teeth! Now how do you clean them? And do you use toothpaste? Paediatrician Dr. Dina Kulik has the answers.

Dr. Dina Kulik

What to do when your teething baby is refusing food

What to do when your teething baby is refusing food

Is your baby teething and refusing food because of the pain? Dr. Dina Kulik offers some advice on what you can do to help.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Hospitals are redesigning their NICU rooms to help parents spend more time with their babies—and the health benefits to infants are incredible.

Jill Buchner

10 Cool Uses for Breastmilk You Probably Didn't Know About

10 Cool Uses for Breastmilk You Probably Didn't Know About

We asked trusted breastfeeding experts for some eye-opening uses for breastmilk you probably never expected.

Claire Sibonney

How to use a nasal aspirator (a.k.a. a baby snot sucker)

How to use a nasal aspirator (a.k.a. a baby snot sucker)

A nasal aspirator and rubber bulb syringe can provide sweet relief for your congested baby. Here's exactly how to use one.

Lyndsie Bourgon

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

"Each time someone comments on my daughter’s size, my heart sinks a little more. I give an empty smile, but inside I’m thinking, How dare you?"

Kyla Fox

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

I spent years studying pregnancy loss, still birth and infant death. So when my son was born at 28 weeks, I had to forget everything I'd learned.

Sara Martel

A shocking number of baby formulas contain arsenic

A shocking number of baby formulas contain arsenic

Lab tests have confirmed that 80 percent of infant formulas contain arsenic, and many baby foods tested positive for lead.

Today's Parent

Caring for extremely premature babies

Caring for extremely premature babies

A SickKids nurse takes us on a tour of the NICU, where she cares for premature babies who fit into the palm of her hand.

Today's Parent

My baby weighed 840 grams at birth—his odds were 50/50

My baby weighed 840 grams at birth—his odds were 50/50

Baby Nathan was born at 24 weeks and six days. This is what it's like being the mom of a micropreemie.

Today's Parent

6 kid illnesses that you didn't know you could get as an adult

6 kid illnesses that you didn't know you could get as an adult

Bet you never thought you could get roseola or chicken pox while caring for your sick kid. Here’s what happens when common kid illnesses strike adults.

Linda Formichelli

Can my pet make my baby sick?

Can my pet make my baby sick?

Pets can reduce the risk of allergies and asthma for babies, but can they also pass on diseases? Here are the facts you need to know.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Should I make people wash their hands before holding my baby?

Should I make people wash their hands before holding my baby?

Should you make you friends and family wash their hands when they come for a visit with your newborn baby? Dr. Dina has the answer.

Dr. Dina Kulik

How to Prevent and Treat Mastitis

How to Prevent and Treat Mastitis

For breastfeeding moms, mastitis isn't much fun. Here are some expert tips on how to deal with it...and how to avoid it all together.

Teresa Pitman

Lotus birth: Meet our new baby…and our placenta

Lotus birth: Meet our new baby…and our placenta

The placenta is delivered after baby, but typically only one is lovingly swaddled in a blanket and snapped for social media. What is lotus birth exactly?

Katie Dupuis

The dangerous way parents are using their DockATots

The dangerous way parents are using their DockATots

Doctors and experts say parents should not be letting their babies sleep unsupervised in popular "baby nest" products like the DockATot.

Vanessa Milne

What your baby is like at birth

What your baby is like at birth

Dramatic and amazing changes occur inside your newborn's body right after delivery. Learn more about what's going on with your baby at birth.

Teresa Pitman

How to do infant CPR

How to do infant CPR

We hope you never have to do infant CPR, but it's best to be prepared. Don from the Canadian Red Cross shows you what to do if your baby stops breathing.

Today's Parent

Do high-tech baby monitors cause more harm than good?

Do high-tech baby monitors cause more harm than good?

We all want to keep our babies safe. But some experts believe the newest type of baby monitors on the market prey on the fears of anxious new parents.

Kate Daley